June 14, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.
Advertisements My previous yaya opened up a joint account last July 2017. Our deal was to deposit php2,500.00 per cut-off of her salary so that she can save up for a house and for her three children’s future. After opening the account, she practically forgot about it, trusting me to drop php2,500 each payday to […]
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April 9, 2019.Reading time 15 minutes.
Advertisements Congrats, you found your first yaya on Facebook! Not only do you save money from paying hefty agency fees, you most likely found the yaya of your dreams who will be loyal to your family, take good care of your child, and is literally a Godsend. But wait, you’re afraid to take the jump. […]
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February 7, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.
Advertisements RELEASE WAIVER AND QUITCLAIM KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, (Yaya Name), Filipino, of legal age, a resident of (Yaya Residence Address), and formerly employed with (Employer’s Name), do by these presents acknowledge that I have already received my full payment and final settlement of the (financial assistance or separation pay, overtime […]
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January 22, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.
Advertisements All of you know that I have been looking for a yaya (stay-in babysitter) ever since my old yaya didn’t come home for the holidays last December. While the experience has been very frustrating — we treated her like family, and she didn’t even have the decency to inform us she won’t be returning […]
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January 4, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.
Advertisements Our new yaya messaged me the following yesterday noon: To translate: “Good morning Ma’m, I have an emergency. I need to go home for 24 hours because my husband was rushed to the hospital. I will finish the laundry and have my lunch, and will wait for your husband to wake up before I […]
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January 2, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.
Advertisements I decided to try the Internet in my search for a brand new yaya because all agencies I called up in December had a low supply of yayas to choose from because most of the yayas had gone home for the holidays. As the agencies I know usually charge me Php 8,000 to Php […]
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May 27, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.
Advertisements This week, we experienced three unfortunate events: At the beginning of the week, two of our staff went AWOL (Absence without Leave). Both were earning a good sum of money. However, one demanded she be transferred to a store of her choice. The other went drinking and cavorting with her friends and didn’t report […]
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April 9, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.
Advertisements I decided to let go of yaya yesterday after catching her with her MMDA boyfriend last April 7. On April 7, yaya asked for permission to go downstairs to buy snacks from MiniStop. This is not unusual for her so we allowed it. She went down at 12:30am. At 1:00am, I was puzzled on […]
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